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GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

Are you ready to shape the future of sustainable industries?Join GEA and become part of a global team that’s driving innovation, excellence, and impact across the food, beverage, and process sectors.GEA is one of the leading suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and for a wide range of other process industries. Around 18,000 employees in over 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success: join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams, and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company

Your responsibilities and tasks:

How you'll make an impact:

• Develop a deep understanding of our customers, their needs, pain points, and aspirations by interacting with customers and data.
• Continuously seek customer feedback and insights to inform product development and decision making.
• Represent the bakery business until in the GEA Customer Portal Clubs and champion the division's requirements.
• Analyse (large amounts of) data, find patterns and derive recommendations for action based on your findings for new product and machine features and process optimizations for individual product areas.
• Identify and implement appropriate digital business concepts and technologies to create new solutions for our customers in the digital environment.
• Work closely with GEA decision makers and clients, presenting your ideas and discussing your concepts with them.

Your profile and qualifications:

What sets you up for success:

• Master's degree with a technical or scientific focus (e.g. physics, mathematics, data science, computer engineering, etc.)
• You enjoy working in a data-driven way and recognizing patterns and underlying drivers for greater customer benefit based on analytical models
• High level of initiative and ability to familiarize yourself with complex data models, products, machines and processes, question them and develop improvement approaches
• You work in a structured and precise manner, pay attention to detail, have a strong awareness of quality and the ambition to establish the best product solutions and the best user experience for our customers
• Willingness to travel at customer sites

Bonus points if you have...

Ready to engineer a better world with us? Apply today and let’s build something extraordinary together.

GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, world view, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

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GEA is one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors. Our portfolio includes machinery and plants as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services. Used across diverse industries, they enhance the sustainability and efficiency of production processes globally.

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